diff --git a/ankiqt/config.py b/ankiqt/config.py
index 3638a94a4..36c3d0afc 100644
--- a/ankiqt/config.py
+++ b/ankiqt/config.py
@@ -98,6 +98,7 @@ class Config(dict):
             'loadLastDeck': False,
             'deckBrowserRefreshPeriod': 3600,
             'deckBrowserOrder': 0,
+            'deleteMedia': False,
             }
         for (k,v) in fields.items():
             if not self.has_key(k):
diff --git a/ankiqt/ui/facteditor.py b/ankiqt/ui/facteditor.py
index cfcd0451e..24009b56c 100644
--- a/ankiqt/ui/facteditor.py
+++ b/ankiqt/ui/facteditor.py
@@ -865,6 +865,7 @@ class FactEditor(object):
         else:
             w = self.focusedEdit()
         path = self.deck.addMedia(file)
+        self.maybeDelete(path, file)
         w.insertHtml('<img src="%s">' % path)
 
     def onAddSound(self):
@@ -883,9 +884,20 @@ class FactEditor(object):
         else:
             w = self.focusedEdit()
         path = self.deck.addMedia(file)
+        self.maybeDelete(path, file)
         anki.sound.play(path)
         w.insertHtml('[sound:%s]' % path)
 
+    def maybeDelete(self, new, old):
+        if not ankiqt.mw.config['deleteMedia']:
+            return
+        if new == os.path.basename(old):
+            return
+        try:
+            os.unlink(old)
+        except:
+            pass
+
     def onRecSound(self):
         self.initMedia()
         w = self.focusedEdit()
diff --git a/ankiqt/ui/preferences.py b/ankiqt/ui/preferences.py
index b56edbbd9..70e9ad83a 100644
--- a/ankiqt/ui/preferences.py
+++ b/ankiqt/ui/preferences.py
@@ -143,6 +143,7 @@ class Preferences(QDialog):
         self.dialog.showProgress.setChecked(self.config['showProgress'])
         self.dialog.openLastDeck.setChecked(self.config['loadLastDeck'])
         self.dialog.deckBrowserOrder.setChecked(self.config['deckBrowserOrder'])
+        self.dialog.deleteMedia.setChecked(self.config['deleteMedia'])
 
     def updateAdvanced(self):
         self.config['showTrayIcon'] = self.dialog.showTray.isChecked()
@@ -160,6 +161,7 @@ class Preferences(QDialog):
             self.config['deckBrowserOrder'] = 1
         else:
             self.config['deckBrowserOrder'] = 0
+        self.config['deleteMedia'] = self.dialog.deleteMedia.isChecked()
 
     def codeToIndex(self, code):
         n = 0
diff --git a/designer/preferences.ui b/designer/preferences.ui
index c6c2303f1..2ad65a627 100644
--- a/designer/preferences.ui
+++ b/designer/preferences.ui
@@ -557,7 +557,7 @@
            </property>
           </widget>
          </item>
-         <item row="10" column="0">
+         <item row="11" column="0">
           <widget class="QCheckBox" name="addZeroSpace">
            <property name="text">
             <string>Add hidden char to text (fixes Thai on OSX)</string>
@@ -578,6 +578,13 @@
            </property>
           </widget>
          </item>
+         <item row="10" column="0">
+          <widget class="QCheckBox" name="deleteMedia">
+           <property name="text">
+            <string>Delete original media on add</string>
+           </property>
+          </widget>
+         </item>
         </layout>
        </item>
        <item>
@@ -648,6 +655,7 @@
   <tabstop>showStudyOptions</tabstop>
   <tabstop>openLastDeck</tabstop>
   <tabstop>deckBrowserOrder</tabstop>
+  <tabstop>deleteMedia</tabstop>
   <tabstop>addZeroSpace</tabstop>
   <tabstop>buttonBox</tabstop>
  </tabstops>